lichess_get_team

Get information about a Lichess team: description, member count, leader, open/closed status.

SERVERSports Hub SOURCEmcp-sports-hub

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade B, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/lichess-get-team.md

WHAT IT DOES

What lichess_get_team does on Sports Hub

AI agents call lichess_get_team to retrieve information from Sports Hub without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why lichess_get_team is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries publicly available team information from Lichess. It performs a GET operation that returns static data (description, member count, leader, status) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve information that is already public on Lichess.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'lichess_get_team' and description 'Get information about a Lichess team: description, member count, leader, open/closed status' indicate retrieval of read-only team metadata with no modification or side effects.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs lichess_get_team safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Sports Hub, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For lichess_get_team, this is the rule to start with:

lichess_get_team Allowed

lichess_get_team is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "lichess_get_team": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Sports Hub, apply this rule, and every lichess_get_team call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about lichess_get_team

What does the lichess_get_team tool do? +

Get information about a Lichess team: description, member count, leader, open/closed status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sports Hub MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on lichess_get_team? +

Register the Sports Hub MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lichess_get_team: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Sports Hub. Nothing to install.

What risk level is lichess_get_team? +

lichess_get_team is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit lichess_get_team? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the lichess_get_team rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block lichess_get_team completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for lichess_get_team. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides lichess_get_team? +

lichess_get_team is provided by the Sports Hub MCP server (mcp-sports-hub). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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